"Jing'er, have you been well lately?"
In the blink of an eye, Ming Guangchen appeared before An Jing. He looked his long-unseen disciple up and down with satisfaction, his eyes full of emotion and pride. "You've really grown up."
An Jing now stood tall and straight, even slightly taller than Ming Guangchen. Looking at the master who had led him onto the path of Huaixu Martial Dao, An Jing too felt deeply moved. "Master, you've been doing quite well yourself lately. The weathered traces on your face are gone."
"What are you talking about?" Ming Guangchen laughed. "With our strength, where would any weathered traces come from? You, on the other hand—you used to have a little worry and sorrow between your brows. Now you're completely different: decisive, without doubt."
"I just know who needs killing now," An Jing said frankly.
The two exchanged a glance, then both burst out laughing.
"How have things been lately?"
As soon as the laughter faded, Ming Guangchen asked with concern, "Your current state looks like that of a True Person, but you're actually far stronger than an ordinary True Person. Is that because of your Grotto-Heaven Method?"
"More precisely, it's because I cultivate three methods at once: martial dao, Immortal Dao, and the Grotto-Heaven Method." An Jing did not hide it. He and his master had long since discussed the details of the Grotto-Heaven Method, and Ming Guangchen understood it well enough to know An Jing's progress.
"With your foundation, becoming a Heavenly Monarch or even a Heavenly Venerable should be as easy as reaching into a bag for something. Even when it comes to becoming a Heavenly Monarch, I might not be faster than you."
Ming Guangchen nodded slightly, then took a jade slip from his robes, green and clear like a